Kemal Sunal
82 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 11, 1944
- Died
- Jul 3, 2000 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- İstanbul, Türkiye
- Also known as
- Ali Kemal Sunal · Ali Sunal's father · کمال سونال · İnek Şaban
Biography
Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With Hababam Sınıfı, Kapıcılar Kralı and Davaro, Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his character "Şaban", a role he frequently played.
Kemal Sunal graduated from Vefa Lisesi (Vefa High School). In his early ages, he started pursuing what was to become a long and successful acting career in minor roles in various theatres. For a brief period, he worked in the Kenterler Theatre and debuted in the play Zoraki Tabip. He was later transferred to the Devekuşu Kabare Theatre, where he performed his acting.
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He was recognized as a real talent, and started receiving offers for movies with larger budgets and a more famous cast. His first bigger role was in the film "Tatlı Dillim" directed by Ertem Eğilmez. In a matter of years, Sunal co-starred alongside Halit Akçatepe, Şener Şen and Münir Özkul.
Perhaps the most famous of all his parts was when he played in Hababam Sınıfı (The Outrageous Class) and was known by the name of "Şaban", but most of his classmates just called him İnek (nerd) Şaban. İnek Şaban was constantly bullied and humiliated by his friends, but this never kept him from thinking the unthinkable, like digging a tunnel to escape school grounds (which later, turned out to lead to the vice-principal's office) or smoking in the school attic. The character was so pure and so fixed in the memories of the Turkish people, it was never replaced by another actor in the recent re-shootings of Hababam Sınıfı, most probably as a sign of respect to Sunal.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.0 The Chaos Class
1975 · Film
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★ 7.6 The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976 · Film
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★ 8.0 Tosun Pasha
1976 · Film
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★ 7.8 The King of the Street Cleaners
1977 · Film
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★ 7.8 The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976 · Film
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★ 7.6 The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977 · Film
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★ 8.0 The Foster Brothers
1976 · Film
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★ 7.9 Feyzo, The Polite One
1978 · Film
Kemal Sunal: movies and TV shows
Acting (87)
- 1999 Propaganda
as Mehdi
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991 Varyemez
as Ragıp Elibol
- 1990 Seat Trouble
as Zühtü
- 1990 Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
as Ademoğlu Ali
- 1990 Boynu Bükük Küheylan
as İbrahim Küheylan
- 1989 The Laughing Man
as Yusuf Şaplak
- 1989 Zehir Hafiye
as Cemal
- 1989 Sevimli Hırsız
as Metin Mertoğlu
- 1989 Talih Kuşu
as Osman Abalı
- 1988 Polizei
as Ali Ekber
- 1988 The Teacher
as Hüsnü Öğretmen
- 1988 Queer World
as Mehmet
- 1988 Bıçkın
as Ali / Kemal Sunal
- 1988 Stubborn
as Bayram
- 1988 Uyanık Gazeteci
as Ali
- 1987 Japanese Connection
as Veysel
- 1987 Kiracı
as Kerim
- 1987 The Handsome
as Selim
- 1987 The Plaintiff
as Yunus
- 1986 Poor
as Kemal
- 1986 Yoksul
as Yoksul
- 1986 Tarzan Rıfkı
as Tarzan Rıfkı
- 1986 Deli Deli Küpeli
as Deli Kaymakam
- 1985 Keriz
as Zülfü
- 1985 Şendul Şaban
as Şaban
- 1985 Şaban Pabucu Yarım
as Şaban
- 1985 Expat Şaban
as Şaban Yıldız
- 1985 Katma Değer Şaban
as Şaban
- 1985 Sosyete Şaban
as Şaban Ağa / Dilaver
- 1984 Şabaniye
as Şaban/Şabaniye
- 1984 The Postman
as Adem
- 1984 Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
as Şaban
- 1984 Tokatçı
as Osman
- 1984 Atla Gel Şaban
as Niyazi
- 1983 Henpecked
as Kamil Yavaş
- 1983 Troublemaker Hüsnü
as Hüsnü
- 1983 En Büyük Şaban
as Şaban
- 1983 Doktor Civanım
as Kemal
- 1983 Çarıklı Milyoner
as Bayram
- 1981 Kanlı Nigar
as Abdi
- 1981 Davaro
as Memo
- 1981 Trickster
as Rıfkı
- 1980 Idiot Saban
as Osman / Seyfi
- 1980 The Top Scorer
as Sait Sarıoğlu
- 1980 Zübük
as İprahim Zübükzade/Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe
- 1980 Windfall
as Mustafa
- 1979 King of The Guards
as Bekçi Şaban Özgüneş
- 1979 Dokunmayın Şabanıma
as Şaban
- 1979 Korkusuz Korkak
as Mülayim Sert
- 1979 Nightingale
as Şaban Ballıses
- 1979 Our Hope Is Şaban
as Ringo Şaban
- 1978 100 Numaralı Adam
as Şaban
- 1978 The Man Who Strikes Gold
as Adem Zengin
- 1978 Feyzo, The Polite One
as Feyzo
- 1978 Apdi The Gullıble
as Apdi
- 1978 İnek Şaban
as İnek Şaban/Kaleci Bülent
- 1978 A Good Family Kid
as Kemal / Cemal
- 1977 Saban, Son of Saban
as Şaban
- 1977 Sakar Şakir
as Sakar Şakir/Hasan Titiz
- 1977 The King of the Street Cleaners
as Abdi Şakrak
- 1977 King of the Doormen
as Seyit
- 1977 The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
as İnek Şaban
- 1977 İbo and Güllüşah
as İbo
- 1976 Nosey Zühtü
as Köfteci Zühtü
- 1976 The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
as İnek Şaban
- 1976 Fake Gangster
as Kemal
- 1976 The Foster Brothers
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
- 1976 Tosun Pasha
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
- 1976 The Chaos Class Failed the Class
as İnek Şaban
- 1975 Hanzo
as Hanzo / Cabbar
- 1975 The Chaos Class
as İnek Şaban
- 1975 The Confused Groom
as Apti
- 1975 The Blue Bead
as Kaymakam Cafer
- 1974 Salako
as Salako
- 1974 From the Village to the City
as Saffet
- 1974 The Stupid Millionaire
as Saffet
- 1974 Longing
as Yanık
- 1973 Yalancı Yarim
as Kemal
- 1973 My Dear Brother
as Yolcu
- 1973 Oh Olsun
as Fazıl Haznedar, Ferit'in abisi
- 1973 Güllü is Coming
as Kiralik Katil
- 1972 Sweet Talker
as Kemal
Behind the camera (7)
- 1986 Poor
Writer
- 1985 Sosyete Şaban
Screenplay
- 1983 Çarıklı Milyoner
Writer
- 1979 Dokunmayın Şabanıma
Producer
- 1978 100 Numaralı Adam
Producer
- 1978 İnek Şaban
Producer
- 1976 Nosey Zühtü
Writer